The first half of our holiday is now almost over β tomorrow we move on to the second half of the holiday, which is on the island of Thassos. But for today β we made the most of the warm sunny weather and went to a beach about 50 minutes South of Stavros. Continue reading
Olympiada was less busy than at the weekend so there was plenty of space for us on the beach. Olympiada’s beach is nice and sandy, and shallow for a long way out. The sea at this time of year is so warm as well. Continue reading
Breakfast came with three rather determined guests this morning. The moment we sat down, three cats surrounded us and made it quite clear that they expected us to share. Thankfully, the breakfast here is so generous that there was more than enough to go around! Continue reading
We soon discovered that plenty of other people had chosen exactly the same destination. The beach was packed. It was the final Saturday in August: not a Greek bank holiday weekend, but the point at which many summer holidays were drawing to a close and schools across Europe were preparing to reopen. Everyone, it seemed, wanted one last day beside the sea. Continue reading